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Police: Homeless man attacks officer with concrete on Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead

A Hempstead police officer is recovering today after a homeless man allegedly attacked him with a chunk of concrete. Police say 26-year-old Oscar Guerra was pestering employees for free food at a

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